We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip possible. By the way, IslandSailing is not sponsoring this video. We paid to charter our boat. But they provided excellent customer service from the beginning to the end and we wanted to thank them for their help.
Music in order of appearance:
Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by AudioLibrary https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g
Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ
Childhood by MikeChino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
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Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
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Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

published:09 Feb 2018

views:27624

EF CollegeBreakTrip to Greece :: The Greek Isles Tour
CREATIVE SPACESTV EP.1 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8_zvslS9Ms
What CameraGearDo I Bring When Traveling? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVlp9hSbfo
Iceland -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXppjq9VqI&feature=iv&src_vid=QRLlK-l0RAE&annotation_id=annotation_1420901577
INSTAGRAMhttp://instagram.com/saradietschy
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SNAPCHAT saradietschy
CaliforniaTravelVideo --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdnV3cbKq8
It was the best 10 days of my life and I got to spend it with some amazing people! The Greece tour was through EF College Break and we went to AthensMykonosSantorini & Ios. It was AMAZING.
For pictures and more about my trip: http://saradietschy.com/post/95877949161/greece-august-2014-athens-mykonos
Filmed with...Canon 70D: http://amzn.to/1xsG0aX
Canon S110: http://amzn.to/1D5EvTo
GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition: http://amzn.to/13QbuvF (Most recent gopro)
Song: Lost by Lido (STWO Remix)

List of islands of Greece

Greece has an extremely large number of islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227.

The largest Greek island by area is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island is Euboea, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek Islands, Lesbos and Rhodes, the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.

The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: The Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic gulf near Athens, the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea, the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey, the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the southeast between Crete and Turkey, the Sporades, a small tight group off the coast of Euboea, and the Ionian Islands, located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea (one of these islands, Kythira, is off the southern tip of the Peloponnese Peninsula and part of the Attica region, but still considered part of the Ionian Islands, mainly because of historical reasons). There are also many islands, islets and rocks that surround the coast of Crete.

References

Sailing

Sailing comprises wind propulsion of a craft by means of sails and steering it over water, ice or land, depending on the type of craft. A sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails by adjusting their angle with respect to the moving sailing craft and sometimes by adjusting the sail area. The force transmitted from the sails is resisted by forces from the hull, keel, and rudder of a sailing craft, by forces from skate runners for an iceboat, and by forces from wheels for a land sailing craft to allow steering a course on a point of sail with respect to the true wind.

While there are still some places in the world where sail-powered passenger, fishing and trading vessels are used, these craft have become rarer as internal combustion engines have become economically viable in even the poorest and most remote areas. In most countries sailing is enjoyed as a recreational activity or as a sport. Recreational sailing or yachting can be divided into racing and cruising. Cruising can include extended offshore and ocean-crossing trips, coastal sailing within sight of land, and daysailing.

Sailing (sport)

Sailing refers to using sailboats for sporting purposes. It can be recreational or competitive.

Sailing is the main variety of yachting, and competitive sailing the main variety of yacht racing. A sailing competition is known as a regatta, usually consists of multiple individual races, where the boat that performs best in each race is the overall winner. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing from large yacht to dinghy racing. Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water. All kinds of boats are used for racing, including small dinghies, catamarans, boats designed primarily for cruising, and purpose-built raceboats. The Racing Rules of Sailing govern the conduct of yacht racing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, model boat racing, dinghy racing and virtually any other form of racing around a course with more than one vessel while powered by the wind.

Membership

International federation

List of Birds of a Feather episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcomBirds of a Feather, that aired on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1994 and again from 26 May 1997 to 24 December 1998. The series returned over 15 years later, with its tenth series which aired on 2 January 2014 to 6 March 2014. on ITV. A Christmas special aired on 26 December 2014 whilst series eleven aired from 1 January to 12 February 2015. A total of 122 episodes have aired. A twelfth series was announced in March 2015

Broadcast

The first series, of six episodes, aired from 16 October to 20 November 1989 on Mondays at 8.30pm. A Christmas special aired on 26 December 1989 at 9.00pm. The second series aired for fifteen episodes from 6 September to 13 December 1990 on Thursdays at 8.30pm, followed by a Christmas Special on Boxing Day at 8.20pm.

The twelve-episode third series aired from 31 August to 16 November 1991 on Saturdays at 8.00pm, followed by a Christmas special on Christmas Day at 8.00pm. The fourth series, of thirteen episodes, aired from 6 September to 29 November 1992 on Sundays at 8.40pm, with a Christmas Day special at 8.00pm. Series five for thirteen episodes on Sundays at 8.20pm from 5 September to 28 November 1993, with a Christmas Special on 25 December 1993 at 8.00pm.

Greece

Greece (i/ɡriːs/GREESS; Greek:Ελλάδα, Elláda[eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía[eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]) and known since ancient times as Hellas (/ˈhɛləs/; Greek: Ελλάς, Ellás), is a country located in southeastern Europe. According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 10.8 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki, which is commonly referred to as the co-capital.

Sailing the Greek Islands: Paros, Sifnos, Milos (Part 1)

We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip possible. By the way, IslandSailing is not sponsoring this video. We paid to charter our boat. But they provided excellent customer service from the beginning to the end and we wanted to thank them for their help.
Music in order of appearance:
Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by AudioLibrary https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g
Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ
Childhood by MikeChino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

Sailing in Greek islands 2014

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

Sailing Greece 2017

Boat Buying in Greece! Pt1 EP25

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
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Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

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No Place I Rather Be :: Sailing The Greek Islands

No Place I Rather Be :: Sailing The Greek Islands

No Place I Rather Be :: Sailing The Greek Islands

EF CollegeBreakTrip to Greece :: The Greek Isles Tour
CREATIVE SPACESTV EP.1 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8_zvslS9Ms
What CameraGearDo I Bring When Traveling? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVlp9hSbfo
Iceland -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXppjq9VqI&feature=iv&src_vid=QRLlK-l0RAE&annotation_id=annotation_1420901577
INSTAGRAMhttp://instagram.com/saradietschy
WEBSITE / TUMBLR http://saradietschy.com
TWITTER https://twitter.com/saradietschy
FLICKR http://www.flickr.com/photos/114041146@N05/
BEHANCE https://www.behance.net/saradietschy
SNAPCHAT saradietschy
CaliforniaTravelVideo --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdnV3cbKq8
It was the best 10 days of my life and I got to spend it with some amazing people! The Greece tour was through EF College Break and we went to AthensMykonosSantorini & Ios. It was AMAZING.
For pictures and more about my trip: http://saradietschy.com/post/95877949161/greece-august-2014-athens-mykonos
Filmed with...Canon 70D: http://amzn.to/1xsG0aX
Canon S110: http://amzn.to/1D5EvTo
GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition: http://amzn.to/13QbuvF (Most recent gopro)
Song: Lost by Lido (STWO Remix)

Sailing in Greek islands 2014

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/saili...

Sailing Greece 2017

Boat Buying in Greece! Pt1 EP25

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

published: 09 Feb 2018

No Place I Rather Be :: Sailing The Greek Islands

EF CollegeBreakTrip to Greece :: The Greek Isles Tour
CREATIVE SPACESTV EP.1 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8_zvslS9Ms
What CameraGearDo I Bring When Traveling? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVlp9hSbfo
Iceland -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXppjq9VqI&feature=iv&src_vid=QRLlK-l0RAE&annotation_id=annotation_1420901577
INSTAGRAMhttp://instagram.com/saradietschy
WEBSITE / TUMBLR http://saradietschy.com
TWITTER https://twitter.com/saradietschy
FLICKR http://www.flickr.com/photos/114041146@N05/
BEHANCE https://www.behance.net/saradietschy
SNAPCHAT saradietschy
CaliforniaTravelVideo --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdnV3cbKq8
It was the best 10 days of my life and I got to spend it with some amazing people! The Greece tour was through EF College Break and we went to ...

SAILING GREEK ISLANDS

Sailing the Greek Islands: Paros, Sifnos, Milos (Part 1)

We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip ...

We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip possible. By the way, IslandSailing is not sponsoring this video. We paid to charter our boat. But they provided excellent customer service from the beginning to the end and we wanted to thank them for their help.
Music in order of appearance:
Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by AudioLibrary https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g
Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ
Childhood by MikeChino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip possible. By the way, IslandSailing is not sponsoring this video. We paid to charter our boat. But they provided excellent customer service from the beginning to the end and we wanted to thank them for their help.
Music in order of appearance:
Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by AudioLibrary https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g
Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ
Childhood by MikeChino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough w...

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

Boat Buying in Greece! Pt1 EP25

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we ...

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

Sailing the Greek Islands: Paros, Sifnos, Milos (Part 1)

We sailed across the Cyclades Islands in Greece and this is the first of two videos of our trip. Enjoy!
A big thanks to Islandsailing.gr for making this trip possible. By the way, IslandSailing is not sponsoring this video. We paid to charter our boat. But they provided excellent customer service from the beginning to the end and we wanted to thank them for their help.
Music in order of appearance:
Cold Sun by Del https://soundcloud.com/del-sound Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by AudioLibrary https://youtu.be/3V1VwEKFe0g
Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ
Childhood by MikeChino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/RWaPL0km2fs

Is this the best beach in the Greek Islands? - Ep17 Sailing CREO Peloponnese Adventures Pt3

We think we might have found the best beach in the Greek Islands well certainly our favourite! Stunning white sand with crystal clear waters! After some rough windy weather and another sleepless night at anchor it was great to have some relaxing time swimming and snorkelling.
Next is the Cape Horn of Greece - Cape Malea with a reputation for rough unforgiving seas, then we sail into Monemvasia and check out a fortified old town and get a visit in the harbour from some playful turtles.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

Boat Buying in Greece! Pt1 EP25

We are finally able to reveal our plans!
After selling CREO late last year we have spent the winter longing to be back on the water so after the BoatShow we jumped on a plane to Athens and went to visit some friends and take a look at some used sailing boats :-)
We also stop in at the turtle rescue centre in Athens to learn about the great work they do and find out how we can help in the future.
Please follow our travels so we can share the fun :-)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingcreo
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sailingcreo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingcreo
Please also take a few seconds to visit our Patreon page and support our journey.
https://www.patreon.com/sailingcreo
Thanks for watching :-)
Matt & Emma

SAILING GREEK ISLANDS

List of islands of Greece

Greece has an extremely large number of islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227.

The largest Greek island by area is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island is Euboea, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek Islands, Lesbos and Rhodes, the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.

The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: The Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic gulf near Athens, the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea, the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey, the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the southeast between Crete and Turkey, the Sporades, a small tight group off the coast of Euboea, and the Ionian Islands, located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea (one of these islands, Kythira, is off the southern tip of the Peloponnese Peninsula and part of the Attica region, but still considered part of the Ionian Islands, mainly because of historical reasons). There are also many islands, islets and rocks that surround the coast of Crete.